Salem Lucille: 10 Months

Dearest Salem Lucille,
The months continue to fly by and you continue to be more & more fun with each passing day! You are roaming the house with avenges and loving that new found freedom. You can be found playing with door stoppers, books, pulling up on the coffee table, and attempting to eat dog food most days. 

You have been a busy bee learning and exploring with new toys too. You love things that push and pull. You are enjoying tagging along to big kid activities too! You rode the carousel for the first time at the zoo and had a blast! You also got to "bounce" for the first time at House of Boom which was a huge hit. You were even trying to bounce yourself by lifting your little bum up and down on the trampoline. 

You are loving our mommy & me swim classes. You graduated to submersion in the second class and never looked back! You are another little fish like your siblings which I love. You are also enjoying that one-on-one time attention for sure.

We saw your first trip to the ER with a little ear piercing accident. In the middle of the night, you woke with cries and nothing would help to get you back down. This is incredibly rare for you to wake and not be able to go back to sleep. After about 30 minutes, I had an ah-ha moment and checked your ear. Sure enough I was unable to see your earring. So we headed to the ER in our jammies and enjoyed a 4 hour visit. Basically the hole had not closed up inside and was the same size as the small earring. The doctors were able to take it out and a few days later our pediatrician gave the go to put a larger size stud in. I am happy to report that your ear is perfectly healed and looking gorgeous with your tourmaline birthstone new earrings!

You have two teeth~ the top fangs. They are razor sharp but oh so cute to feel. You are saying "mamama", "dada," "baba" and what sounds like "hi" at times.Your smile is contagious and you are so very lovely. Your bleach blonde hair has grown this summer and is coming in nicely. 

People have told me recently that you look like Mimi and I. I definitely think you favor the Collins family for sure. You remind me so much of Aspen at this age. But you are unique and beautiful in your own ways too!

I love you!

Love,

Mommy

A Thompson Fall: Our Fall Bucket List

It’s no secret that I’m a summer girl. I've been that way my whole life. It wasn’t until I had kids that I began embracing other seasons...mostly fall. There is such anticipation and excitement over a new school year and the let down of summer & pool time ending. So fall bucket lists are a great way to keep that summery fun going in a different way. We love exploring our city and state finding new spots to pick apples, go on a hayride & decorate pumpkins. We will be busy bees this fall making checks on our bucket list!

The Little Mermaid: A Derby Dinner Play

A night to remember! I took Adelaide, Collins & Cooper to see The Little Mermaid at Derby Dinner Playhouse. We had front row tickets allowing for us to be touching the actors and actresses. This had the girls so excited as well as dancing machines! They literally jammed to under the sea, clapped their little hands together for each scene, and cheered during Ariel & Prince Eric’s kiss! 

The story line and cast were absolutely amazing. From the sea creatures to Flounder & Sebastian to Ariel and everyone in between, the performances were perfection! They will cherish this night, as will I, for years to come!

Summer Bucket List: Local Louisville Fun

We have enjoyed some good ole fashion fun around Louisville this summer. We went to see Incredibles 2 and Hotel Transylvania 3. Brighton's first movie was a huge hit and he felt so big getting to tag along with his older sister & brother.

We also took a few trips to the Louisville Zoo to see the animals. We rode the camels and enjoyed the carousel as well. The kids love being able to walk and spot the animals ahead of me. They love the butterfly garden, the giraffes, and the Lego creations.

For our grand finale of summer fun, we decided to have a camp out at home in our backyard basement! Complete with tents, s'mores, and more! The kids enjoyed it and we did too!